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Will and Grace 2018: Sharp, silly season premiere introduces new love interest David Schwimmer

Hit revival of the classic sitcom returns to screens with a star-studded cast

Lucy Anna Gray
New York
Friday 05 October 2018 02:34 BST
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Will and Grace is back for a new series following the huge success of the 2017 revival series.

The first episode of course saw the return of the fabulous four, but also introduced Noah (David Schwimmer), a curmudgeonly Twitter troll that clearly has a spark with Grace (Debra Messing).

Meanwhile Karen (Megan Mullally) tried to persuade Will (Eric McCormack) to give her some legal advice, while Jack (Sean Hayes) had a very memorable scene with a banana and some anti-ageing cream.

Catch up on episode one with our liveblog below.

Will and Grace continues on NBC, Thursdays at 9pm ET (2am GMT).

Hello and welcome to our liveblog of the latest series of Will & Grace! We'll be bringing you everything you need to know about the show and watching along live too.

Lucy Anna Gray4 October 2018 18:47

If you're in the US, the first episode of season 10 will start tonight at 9pm ET on NBC. 

For everyone else in the world, you will probably have to wait a little longer. UK viewers will eventually be able to see it on Channel 5, but there's currently no set date for it - probably not until 2019. Many people use online streaming services and virtual private networks (VPNs) to watch American TV abroad. 

Lucy Anna Gray4 October 2018 19:08

Of course Debra Messing (Grace) and Eric McCormack (Will) will be back. But just to put all your minds at ease, the real stars of the show - Megan Mullally (Karen) and Sean Hayes (Jack) - will definitely be back for this season.

Here's an interview with the two of them from earlier this year... 

Lucy Anna Gray4 October 2018 19:41

Meet Noah...

Credit: Debra Messing 

Lucy Anna Gray4 October 2018 20:28

Love is in the air this series with Jack (Sean Hayes) engaged to Estefan (Brian Jordan Alvarez).

And it's not just them. Will's mum (Blythe Danner) and Grace's dad (Sydney Pollack) are now married.

There's more - Karen (Megan Mullally) is getting a divorce from Stan after choosing her secret lover, Malcolm (Alec Baldwin). 

Lucy Anna Gray4 October 2018 20:56

A flashback to the start of the last series... 

Lucy Anna Gray4 October 2018 21:21

You can watch the original cast's musical return at the start of season 9 here

Lucy Anna Gray4 October 2018 21:48

Need a catch up? The last episode of season 9 ended in a double proposal. Jack got engaged to flight attendant Estefan and Will's mum and Grace's dad got engaged.

Lucy Anna Gray4 October 2018 22:21

I'm just going to leave this here...

Lucy Anna Gray4 October 2018 22:46

Speaking to Deadline earlier this year, co-creator Max Mutchnick said of the new series: "We're trying to open up the series this year. Last year was about coming back and seeing how the audience was going to respond, and they embraced the show, and that was thrilling. Now, we need to move forward."

The first revival series (officially season 9) really did come back with a bang. With attacks on Donald Trump and huge guest stars - like Alec Baldwin - was nominated for two Golden Globe awards.

Lucy Anna Gray4 October 2018 23:14

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